crepuscule
noun
cre·pus·cule kri-ˈpə-(ˌ)skyül 
variants or crepuscle
kri-ˈpə-səl
: twilight
Synonyms
- dusk
- eve
- evenfall
- evening
- eventide
- gloaming
- night
- nightfall
- sundown
- sunset
- twilight
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Example Sentences
from the deck of our sloop we watched as the island slowly faded from sight in the golden crepuscule of a beautiful Caribbean day
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Latin crepusculum, from presumed earlier *krepos- "twilight" (of obscure origin) + -culum, probably after dīlūculum "dawn, daybreak" (from dīlūcēre "to be clear" + -ulum, diminutive suffix)
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
crepuscule
noun
variants or crepuscle
as in twilight
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness from the deck of our sloop we watched as the island slowly faded from sight in the golden crepuscule of a beautiful Caribbean day Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- twilight
- sunset
- dusk
- night
- nightfall
- eventide
- sundown
- gloaming
- evening
- dark
- eve
- evenfall
- nighttime
- darkness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sunrise
- dawn
- aurora
- daybreak
- daylight
- sunup
- dawning
- morn
- morning
- cockcrow
- light
- daytime
- day
- forenoon